Robert Edward Terence Kolthammer1

#1797, (1919 - 1996)
FatherJohn Kolthammer2 (1889 - 1959)
MotherKathleen Lucy Denbury2 (1896 - 1969)
RelationshipGrandson of Friedrich Wilhelm Kolthammer
Extended Family
ChartsFriedrich Kolthammer & Margarete Kobold - children & grandchildren

Life Events

Nickname Robert Edward Terence Kolthammer also went by the name of Bob.2 
BirthHe was born on 17 Jan 1919.3,4
 
OccupationRobert E T Kolthammer was appointed to the Postal Service in Jul 1936. The Appointment Minute Book index noted that his position was Sorting Clerk & Telegraphist and his location was Croydon or Mitcham. This index leads to other records at the British Postal Museum & Archive in London.5 
Item On 21 Oct 1936, Robert Edward Terence Kolthammer Without competition: Robert Edward Terence Kolthammer (Mitcham, Croydon) appointed by Post office under Sorting Clerks and Telegraphists.1 
DeathRobert died in Nov 1996 in Southend on Sea RD.4
 
Research Note Uncle Bob never married as far as I know. He was in the parachute regiment in the war and was flown into Arnhem. The last I heard of him was many years ago and he was living in a bedsit in an area of London called Earls Court.6 
Last Edited24 Jan 2017

Citations

  1. The London Gazette, online at www.gazettes-online.co.uk, 10 November 1936, page 7252.
  2. Letters from Joan Haworth, Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, to J Kolthammer, dated beginning in 1989.
  3. FreeBMD. Robert E T Kolthammer, mother's surname Denbury, Mar Q 1919, Lambeth RD.
  4. GRO Indexes to Deaths, images viewed at Ancestry.
  5. Index to British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969, compiled by British Postal Museum & Archives, London. Images viewed at Ancestry.com and employment records are available at the Postal Archives, Robert E T Kolthammer, 1936, Minute numbers A8990, 6700/KOL/46.
  6. E-mails from Jackie Frost to J Kolthammer, 17 Jan 2004.